Slow Down and Catch the Moment - Anxiety Relief Daily

Anxiety lives within the speed of things. The rush of a thought before it's finished. The next worry arriving before the last one has settled, the feeling that life is moving too fast to catch. Today, we slow down, not to stop, but to catch the moment, the one that's already here.

A very warm welcome. I'm Martin, clinical hypnotherapist and former paramedic. This is calming anxiety. Your daily 10 minutes of guided stillness.

I'm so glad you found your way here today. Before we settle in, I want to share you something I'm so excited about. I'm now building the Ancadape for iOS, a dedicated, beautiful home that everything is podcast is always stood for. Sessions like this one, breath work, hypnotherapy tools, all of it, in your pocket, on your terms.

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Now. Let's do what we came here to do. Find your quiet place. Somewhere to sit or lie down.

Somewhere safe and comfy. Headphones on. And then when you're ready, if it's safe, gently close your eye. We begin as always by resetting the nervous system.

The vagus nerve breath. A slow breath in through the nose. Always for full. Theal.

The breath. Fill your lungs from the bottom up, belly first then the chest. A gentle hold at the top. For a count of two.

And then, the long, slow exhale through the mouth for six. Let it be audible. Let it be a sigh of relief. Follow me in two, three, four, hold two and out.

Two, three, four, five, six. Soften the jaw. Lower the shoulders. Well done.

Again. In two, three, four, hold two. Relax. Two, three, four, five, six.

One more. In two, three, four, hold two. Relax. Two, three, four, five, six.

Let the breath settle now. Finding its own natural rhythm. Slow and yours. And within this moment of peace, of balance and harmony, just for a moment to imagine, know you would feel if you were at peace with your breath.

Not the pace of your to-do list, not the pace of your inputs, not the speed of your anxiety, the pace of your breath. Slow, in and out, rising and falling.

There is a concept I think about often, the idea of being a moment collector. Not someone who chases extraordinary experiences, but someone who is trained themselves to catch the small ones, the ones that pass in a second if you're not paying attention. The way the light changes at a certain time of day. The sound your house makes when it settles at night.

The warmth of the drink held in both hands. These are not small things. These are everything. And the breath.

This breath right here. It's your entry point. Every time you take one slow, conscious breath, you are stepping out of the speed of anxiety and into the pace of the present. I want you to imagine yourself right now as someone who collects moments.

Pick to yourself walking somewhere you love, not rushing, not going anywhere in particular, just walking at the pace of your breath. You look up. There is a sky above you, there is a ground beneath your feet, there is air filling your lung. You notice something, something tiny, a color, a sound, a sensation, and instead of walking past it, you pause, you let it land.

You pause that noticing, that is what heals you, not in a dramatic way, but in a quiet, accumulating way that the body needs the most. You don't have to hurry out at this moment. It is here for as long as you need it. In the beautiful space of your imagination, I want you to see these words, bright, clear, certain, read them in your mind's eye, let the echo of them drift down and become part of all that you are.

I live at the pace of my breath, not the pace of my anxiety.

I am a collector of moments and today I will find them.

I slow down and in slowing down, I find myself.

The present moment holds everything I need.

Deeper and deeper now, further and further into the most wonderful natural, translike state.

Your body is heavy, your mind is still, and in this stillness there is safety.

You are hell, and you are exactly where you need to be. To anchor all of this in your day, here are your three daily caring tips. One, the five second collect. Once today just once, stop completely for five seconds and notice one thing you would normally walk past.

The grain of a wooden surface, the sound underneath the silence, the way the air smells right now. Name it quietly to yourself. You have collected a moment. That is enough.

Two, slow the hands. Pick one everyday action today, making a drink, washing your hands, putting on a coat and do it slowly and deliberately, not anxiously, intentionally. This is a mindfulness practice disguised as an ordinary task. You are training your nervous system to find calm inside the routine.

And three, the breath reset. If the pace of the day picks up and you feel yourself running ahead of the moment, just breathe. Four in, two whole, six out. One breath.

That's all it takes to step back into the present. It was always here. You just need to breathe your way back. Now begin to gently bring some movement into your fingers and toes.

Give them a wiggle. Take your time. One last deep breath in, filling up and then on the out breath, let yourself fully arrive back in the room. And you're ready.

Open your eyes and carry today with you. Thank you my friend for putting yourself first. Thank you for pressing play. If this helps, please do subscribe.

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Just five guided hypnotherapy sessions, just for you and it's only 67 dollars. And then the big thing, the Ankitak. I think it's going to be transformative for thousands of people. It's not just this show.

I've dug through my past, through all my highs and lows. And I've created it. So that in hope and fairness, once you've used it, you never need it again. That you will be back in control of all that you are.

I'd love to see you there. Have a lovely day. Smile, be positive. And to yourself, be kind.